For her leadership, Shelley Carthen-Watson, president and CEO of YWCA Minneapolis, joins 23 remarkable Twin Cities women recognized with the Women of Color Achievement Award.

As they head to high school for the first time, YWCA Eurekans, Nayeli Pinos and Nikki Boddeti share their hopes and fears for the year ahead with Minnesota Public Radio

Photojournalist Glen Stubbe captured the action as volunteers from our corporate partners broke a sweat at YWCA Minneapolis Midtown to construct this state-of-art playground.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announces that one of the Pathways to Prosperity Grantees will be YWCA Minneapolis.

The Minnesota chapter of Women Corporate Directors has launched a second cohort of 21 women of color to train, mentor and promote as candidates for public company board seats.

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal held its fourth annual Leadercast Women event on Friday, drawing 250 attendees to see a lineup of women business leaders, including YWCA Minneapolis president and CEO, Shelley Carthen Watson

Follow Diana as she takes you along for a day in her life on Lake Street in Minneapolis in this Lake Street Council production.

For a year and a half, the staff of the YWCA Minneapolis worked around and through the pandemic's threat to public health. When they checked this week's forecast, they saw more danger ahead. As the heat index soared toward triple digits, they pulled the plug on Tuesday evening's free community yoga class in Peavey Plaza

"After co-launching day-care provider training for the Latino community, spearheading Blue Cross Blue Shield's health equity program in Minnesota, and fighting apartment purchases that displaced low-income families, it is perhaps no surprise that Richfield Mayor Maria Regan Gonzalez received the 2021 Woman of Power Award from YWCA Minneapolis."

Media Coverage of New President and CEO, Shelley Carthen Watson